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Literary Devices Quiz 30 (60 MCQs)

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1. "I heard a voice like the sound of an ocean" is an example of .....
2. If you had known the virtue of the ring/ Or half her worthiness that gave the ring/ Or your own honor to contain the ring/ You would not then have parted with the ring."
3. The lesson a story teaches.
4. Which device is "comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as" '?
5. A descriptive phrase or nickname
6. A comparison between two unalike things (without using like or as)
7. Object that represents and idea/concept
8. When I got a C-on my report card, my mother gave me the I-am-very-disappointed-you-can-do-better-than-this speech. Which trick is this an example of?
9. The figure of speech used to express something that is opposite or not in accordance with the actual situation is?
10. Third person omniscient
11. Uses human traits to describe non-human things.
12. Which is an example of SETTING?
13. A reference to something that is commonly known.
14. Which sentence has the best example of onomatopoeia?
15. The xenophobes were zooming and in the zone. Is an example of a Hyperbole
16. "The stairs creeked" is an example of
17. The expectation of one event and then another completely different event happens
18. A question used for emphasis and effect that does not require an answer, or the answer is implied in/by the question itself.
19. "The crazy lady was very lazy" What literary device can you spot here?
20. The people or animals who take part in a story:
21. Elegies are.....
22. Suzy's smile is like a ray of sunshine.
23. Most common verse line in English poetry; five verse feet with each foot an iam (one stressed & one unstressed syllable)
24. This device uses 'over-the-top' language to make writing more persuasive.
25. The same sound or letter that repeats in a group of words.
26. "The city was a jungle" is an example of a .....
27. EXTRA CREDIT:which type of irony occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate
28. The wind knocked on my window.
29. Imagery which appeals to the sense of sight
30. The main character of a literary work
31. Comparing two unlike things, usually using the word LIKE or AS
32. True or False:Tone is often defined as what the author feels about the subject.
33. "My granddad drives as slow as a snail" means .....
34. A direct comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
35. Giant rocks ..... crouch like a sea monster
36. Hints an author gives about what will happen in the plot's future is called .....
37. What is the term to describe the troubles between the protagonist and antagonist?
38. When the character faces an outside opposition.
39. A deliberate, outrageous exaggeration"I am starving""My homework takes forever"
40. Boom, murmur, gurgle, whoosh
41. Type or category in which a literary work belongs.
42. Saying "It's not the best weather today" during a hurricane
43. What is the definition of purpose?
44. This is the most exciting part of a story, the highest point of tension, the turning point .....
45. Which of the following is the best definition of antagonist?
46. The idiom, "He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth" means .....
47. But the queen had long been suffering from severe anxiety
48. A hint of what is to come in a literary work; giving hints or clues to the future of the story.
49. A character affected by the events of the story. These characters are usually fully developed in terms of personality.
50. DEFINITION:What is symbolism?
51. The baby was as snug as a bug in a rug.
52. Language appealing to a reader's senses of sight, taste, smell, touch, and sound to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture for a reader
53. The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.
54. The opponent of the main character ..... someone who gets in their way.
55. All the tongue twisters are an example of .....
56. Is built in rising action through the use of conflicts and struggles.
57. What is the term for when something is said that is the opposite of what is meant?
58. The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes:Boom, buzz, hiss
59. Attention, attention school.
60. To make a point or to make you remember
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